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It wasn’t easy. Right up to the moment that the final diploma was handed to the last student, and the Liske Cup recipient was announced, and the Class of 2020 recessed from the field in Wildcat Stadium last Saturday, it wasn’t easy. But it was memorable.

JJ Cullender was the recipient of this year’s Canadian Education Foundation Passion Award, created in 2018 to honor the lifelong work of CISD teacher Pam Spencer. The award was delivered to Cullender at her home Thursday evening by a group of her fellow educators, foundation board members and CISD Superintendent Lynn Pulliam, along with yard sign announcing the award and a $2,500 check.

Eighth-grader Nathan Luke Flowers was named the winner of the 2020 Abraham Cup at the conclusion of Friday’s Canadian Middle School promotion ceremony.

For the second consecutive year, CHS Senior Alex Moreno was named the recipient of the Canadian High School Band’s 2020 John Philip Sousa Award. The award was presented by directors James and Daisy Edwards following the annual band banquet, which was videotaped and posted on social media. Moreno was also the winner of the band’s overall Outstanding Musician Award. “Alex is an incredible student, musician, and person,” Edwards said in making the presentation. Alex announced last month that he had committed to Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in Houston, after receiving offers from several of the top music schools in the United States. He plans to earn a doctorate in orchestral conducting, and ultimately to be teaching at a university or conducting a professional orchestra—or both.

CHAPTER FOUR: GOATS DON’T EAT KETCHUP BOTTLES

Friday, May 22, was supposed to be my last day of high school, but, unfortunately, Friday, March 13, was the last time I would walk the halls as a Canadian High School student.

 One of the things you realize near the end of your senior year is how life will never be exactly the same as it is now. You won’t see the same people every day, or go through the same motions that you have for the past 13 years.     

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Sixty-nine Canadian High School seniors will receive their diplomas this Saturday, in graduation ceremonies that will begin at 10 am in Wildcat Stadium.

A graduation ceremony for the Higgins ISD Class of 2020 will be held on Friday, May 22, at 7 pm, at the Coyote football field. In total, seven graduates will walk the stage and toss their caps.